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Natural History Magazine 

Features

July 01, 2019

Odissi: A reconstructed classical dance of India

The poetry sculpted onto temple stone and performed by living Odissi dancers forms a confluence of grace and sensuality.

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November 01, 2018

Pasupati

A midnight ceremony in Bali consecrates the newly-made dance masks for use in sacred ritual.

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March 01, 2018

Bedoyo: Weapon of the Sultan

A Javanese court dance represents and reinforces the power of the sultan and the values of the culture.

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March 01, 2017

The Lila of the Gnawa: A Ritual Traverse from Slavery to Redemption

The Gnawa of Morocco employ an all-night ritual 

of trance dancing to make peace with the residual 

memories of enslavement.

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Ballet Review

Features

 

June 01, 2016

Cultural Diplomacy

A choreographer expresses the contemporary

paradox of being a woman, Muslim, North

African, Arab, and artist. 

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March 01, 2016

State-sponsored Happiness

The Himalayan nation of Bhutan prepares for

the sixtieth birth anniversary of previous king.

The birthday gift of choice for this benevolent

monarch is dance.

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October 01, 2015

A Romantic in Search of the Authentic

A look into Myanmar's dance traditions.

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March 01, 2015

From War to Enlightenment

A Bhutanese ritual enactment celebrates a

historic battle strategem.

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June 01, 2019

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker Choreographs Bach

Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker presents Bach's Six Brandenburg Concertos in the epic 55,000-square-foot Drill Hall at New York's Park Avenue Armory.

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June 01, 2019

Drive East 2018

The 2018 Drive East Festival of Indian Music and Dance offered an inspiring week-long program featuring a rich variety of top-level performing artists from India and the United States.

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June 01, 2019

A Conversation with Maya Kulkarni and Mesma Belsaré

An interview with the highly talented Indian dancer and artist, Mesma Belsaré, and her mentor/choreographer, Maya Kulkarni.

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June 01, 2019

In the Court of Yogyakarta

The court musicians and dancers of Yogyakarta perform signature dance traditions at Asia Society.

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December 31, 2018

The Space Between

Andrea Miller's Gallim Dance Company receives a year-long residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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December 31, 2018

Site-Specific at the Rubin

The Rubin Museum partners with Pentacle Management in a series of site-specific dance offerings in their galleries.

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September 01, 2018

A Day in the Life of Nrityagram

At the odissi dance village outside of Bangalore, the dancers create a new choreography -- Dasavataar -- The Ten Incarnations of Vishnu.

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June 01, 2018

Three Israeli Choreographers

Three Israeli choreographers produce works that reflect the society's intensity and directness owing to a history of existential concerns.

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June 01, 2018

Drive East

The Drive East Festival of Indian Music and Dance offers bold choreographic ideas in tandem with respect for tradition and super-charged dancing.

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January 01, 2018

Two English Operas

Mark  Morris brings generous double bill of Britten's Curlew River and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas to the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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September 01, 2017

A Mosaic in the Making

A look at the process as Belgian-Moroccan choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui creates a commission for the Martha Graham Dance Company.

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September 01, 2017

Mr. Gaga

Ohad Naharin and the Batsheva Dance Company of Israel deliver a plea for the soul of their country with Last Work.

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September 01, 2017

Geimaruza Nihon Buyo

The youthful nihon buyo dance ensemble from Japan offers selections from the traditional repertoire that capture the essence of Japanese culture and sensibilities.

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June 01, 2017

Dancing Black Lives (Matter)

2016 BAM Next Wave Festival becomes well-disposed platform for Black Lives Matter message.

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June 01, 2017

White Lights 2016

Lincoln Center's White Light Festival grapples with what it means to be human (or humane) and finds that Indian dance has done this centuries.

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June 01, 2017

Next Wave 2016

An abundance of talent is presented at the 2016 Next Wave Festival at Brooklyn Academy of Music – especially in the smaller venues.

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March 01, 2017

Of Mortals and Spirits

The Kanze Noh Theatre from Japan took audiences on a journey into their 700-year-old ritualized blend of music, poetry, drama, and dance at the 2016 Lincoln Center Festival.

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